National Republican., 1887-07-21
CURRENT COMMENT.
The sclntIiIstions which Brighten Our
Exchanpes.

OF the American lnulan. lJ Is eXpeCJeu
that she will recommend all those savages
wild west shows and start for the effete
monarchles Of the old world, after the
manner Of the Hon. Red Shirt.
Chicago Tribune, 1t is idle for any clique
OF political wire workers to set about fore.
ordainipg what shall come to pass In n
national convention year hence. There is
plenty OF time to make or break any mum
Der OF political fortunes, especially in the
case OF Mr.. Cleveland, who occupies q
position where there is no avoidance OF re-
sponsiblllty. II he had been beaten he
could have laid up for repairs; but as II is,
he must encounter every wind that blows
and be exposed to all the reefs Of the presl-
Dental sea. III he is wise Hill will stay on
shore, keeping sharp lookout for storm
signals aud tidings Of shipwrecks.
Philadelphia Inquirer: The great prepon-
derating body Of the Irish people, tueir
representatives In parliament, are OF tue
National League, bound together by the
common patriotic bond OF Ireland's release
from oppressive British rule. They wish to
rule themselves, as they have a natural
right to do, and all the parliaments OF the
world could not pass law strong enough
- destroy that wish. The crimes act may
compel them to pursue their revolutionary
idea less openly or under new name, but
determined to secure their country's free
dom.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. 1t Is al.
ways, or at least it ia usually, safe to do
what your opponents don't want ycu to do
We observe that our Democratic brethren
are very anxious to have the Republican
convention refuse to indorse John Sher.
man. Sherman is not the only candidate
in the field for the presidency, but he is a
mighty formidable one, and nothing would
he more gratifying to the Democrats than
to have him out Of the way, unless 1t might
be to have correspondingly s'rong man
on their side take the place OF Cleveland.
The latter they do not like, but they can
not help themselves.
Fittsburg Dispatch: 1t is not nice thing
to hang any one, whether man or woman,
but human experience and the eDactnents
Of law generally agree that one crime can
not he adequately punished without the
death penalty. The question raised in this
case 10 not the right or policy Of capital
punishment, but II is simply the presents-
lion Of the sentimental notion that II is
really quite too awful to subiect a woman
10 the same punishment that Is given to o
man for tire commission OF the same crime.
| In other words, while II is all right to hang
a man, the latter day sentinentalists, by
| their view of the Druse aud Cignarale
husbands must be given immunity from the
| gallows.
Philadelphia Times: The selection Of Ed
| ward Atkinson as a delegate to 90 to
| Europe to study the silver question and re-
| port as TO what course this government
| should pursue In the matter Is at least a
wise choice. Mr.. Atkinson is an economist
| Of demonstrated ability, and II anybody is
| to be sent abroad on such mission he Is
.t.l IL
| The wisdom OF the mission itself Is ques'
| toned. Manton Marble was sent abroad a
| lesr or more ago, and his wise recommeh-
| dation that the coinage OF silver dollars be
suspended, after receiving the approval OF
the President and the Secretary OF the
Treasury, was contemptuously ignored by
Congress. II Mr.. Atkinson makes a SINH
lar recommendation 1t is deplorably certain
of receiving the same treatment.
Boston Journal. Women who have had
the benefits Of collegiate training have ac-
complished much individual charitable
work, and have united with various orgau.
lied bodies, but this plan of uniting
women's colleges In q gra d benevolent as
sociation is novel aud unprecedented. Sew
| tral colleges In this country have smil
bands of charitable workers, anxious tc
elevate and benefit those less favored, and
their influence is strongly felt in thei,
vicinity. Whether 1t would be practicabl,
TO unite all American colleges IN tho same
charitable object ms that OF roynuee Hal
.ouiu rot pe ascertained without investiga
ten. Its motive, however, is capable Of
Intelligent following by all educated
women. since, wherever placed, the college
student could act to lessen the remotenes'
which exists between her and the sorrowing
sinful, or weak womsn Of the slums.
New York Times: Possibly the commit
tee Of inquiry which Senator Cockrel rep
rcseIts in Washington will, as the result .
lis Investigations, propose legislation that
shall bold dlsbursing officers to strict
account, but q revision of regulation
-hould not del end upon new legislation
| Many OF the changes that are needed Gu,
re made without the cid OF Congress. Tn
difficulty seems to be that the department
lean nothing from costly experience. Fol
| example, 1t was clearly shown by the sta
route investigation that the frauds wer
permitted by the failure OF auditing officer
70 do their duty. Surely the revelation
lhen made ought to have caused thorough
reGttlpg OF the auditing machinery, bn
when 1t was learned, two or three year
later, that Burnside had stolen $4,000, 4
was easily seen that he might have stolen
| great deal more.
Philadelphia Press. James G. Blaine II
1884, careful comparison Of the otflcla
| ,
New York shows, ron In all 1915 ahead o
the Republican ticket at the same election
In New York the electoral ticket ral
1896 ahead Of the vote for Judge An
diews, the Republican candidate for cour
Of appeals; but as each party voted 70
only one Of the two vacancies to be filed
the difference here proves nothing. Il
states like Indiana, where the PRESIDENTS
vote was 763 in advance OF the vote for gov
ernor; in Ohio, where Blaine ran S,iS
ahead OF the vote on secretary Of state; 4
New Jersey, where the Republican electora
votewas ,437 higher than the aggregate cas-
for congressman, the difference was larg
enough to have carried the state In NOR
than one election. Wisconsin, Michigan
and four OF the New England states are til
only ones In which the presidential vote ra
behind the state Republican ticket in th
last presidential election.
st. Louis Globe Democrat: One OF th
many evidences that tine Republican party
chances for winning big triumph mex
year are more than good is furnished by th
fact that Henry Watterson has either bee
chosen by the magnates OF the party, or ha
chosen himself, to formulate the Demo
cratic policy on the tariff question. 1t wa
Henry who built the tariff plank In the nl
tionsl platform OF that party In 1876 and 1
1880, and the country, as matter OF courst
repudiated plank, platform, and party as.
consequence. He would have been PEI
mitted to assume the contract to build tn
platform of 1854 had 1t not been for tn
"kickipgn OF the Randall faction, the n
suit Of which was that Randall got the lot
II WattersoD, In that year, had been a
lowed to inject his ''revenue onlyn imbe
} cilIty into the platform 1t would have Doe
| beyond the power OF st. John, Burchart
and the other creatures OF darkness to dt
feat the Republicans. The placing Of Wa
terson at his old post therefore, means tha
the Republicans will not be obliged
exert Themselves inordinately to win neA
year.
Lincoln State Journal The interstate con
mission does not intend to wear itself ou
the first season. Ii has, SO far, avoided gi,
ing what might be called a capital dec isio
on any OF the complaints that have gone u